Intercessory prayer is prayer not for oneself and not for one’s own needs, but for the needs of other people. It means to stand in the gap for someone, to stand between God and a person who needs prayer. (See Ezekiel 22:30)

«Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.» — James 5:16